Mage or Shaman?

[olderj]

I also wanted to add that the Shaman pet is no pushover. You will have to wait till level 24 or something before you get one, but he does a pretty decent job... especially with your slow, haste, dots and heals. It's no mage pet... but you WILL be able to solo after you get him.

~huffle

[bionicbadger]

Originally Posted by olderj [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I also wanted to add that the Shaman pet is no pushover. You will have to wait till level 24 or something before you get one, but he does a pretty decent job... especially with your slow, haste, dots and heals. It's no mage pet... but you WILL be able to solo after you get him.

~huffle

pet is at 34, its a long wait.

24 is cannibalize and regen though, and that makes playing a shaman all worth it.

also the shaman pet isn't a great tank, its barely adequate, even with slows. You have to HP buff it and ensure that regen is on it all the time, or it wont last more than a couple mobs. Its more like an extra DoT. It is a big help, don't get me wrong, but its not good at tanking big hitting mobs.

And you don't need the pet to solo, shaman can solo from 1-50 if you want. just root and rot.

And once you hit 49, with envenomed bolt and plague, shaman DPS is up near the top.